experience in the prisoner's dilemma game. One policymaker noted that the group, as awhole, had failed to understand and value one another's perspective, despite virtually everyone believing during the game that they had full understanding. Another policymaker then connected this theme to their real-life responsibilities,raising the problem of budget allocation. He noted that conflicts sometimes emerge when other ministries do
not seem to understand the relative urgency of his ministry's financial priorities. Others alerted him to the need for appreciation has been demonstrated in numerous experimental studies (e.g. McCraty and Childre,2004).and its practicality importance became salient in the political context.